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simple_file_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, Inc.

This is the Via Advertising bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application simple_file_downloader.exe by Technology Island has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dd.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e751a2cbc97e0ad13b10d38c5bfc5729

SHA-1:
4d65e26c226d1177afe1f9a7bb48ead471f512f3

SHA-256:
1bb035a653c98fcb26c6c714e447afedda1913a0ba57ccdf0734197cdbb25c51

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:16:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3393

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0215

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TechnologyIsland.W
14.8.3.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4925438
31208

File size:
3 MB (3,149,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\simple_file_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, Inc.", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2014 12:09:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:uKEmmgPGz8F0k6mJJN0qVsKu/yCR85MBt:uKEmmBz20p6JRVtu/yu8iBt

Entry address:
0x2C383

Entry point:
E8, 07, A4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 11, 49, 00, E8, F7, 13, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 5B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 9A, A3, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 45, 6C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7728  (probably packed)

Code size:
487 KB (498,688 bytes)

The file simple_file_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GWXm/ApV5S4uYPJIz/dCXe52xhpa0 ZuqvLmjulSAj/dFnEuHQbBDg1HlZrZMUQ7WRWgPQzFwOwo4aWIFlTg/cMEB61nkaNIBjGjineOdzyDPwP2l9tmI1KqkucVH2YypR5QN2T/IFS1nmGn0MmkhwUpoXTh/IGk1exEccZ8YfEQb/.../KifXu78yUE7q94VeeTaFvikm1Lr9g3FZbNKCqO1l1I3pAQQI2cHPGfgw6jg7gGtMo=

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